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Record Nr.

UNINA9910373913903321

Titolo

Recent Advances in Animal Virology / / edited by Yashpal Singh Malik, Raj Kumar Singh, Mahendra Pal Yadav

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Singapore : , : Springer Singapore : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2019

ISBN

981-13-9073-8

Edizione

[1st ed. 2019.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (XVII, 471 p. 55 illus., 45 illus. in color.)

Disciplina

616.9101

Soggetti

Virology

Veterinary medicine

Infectious diseases

Parasitology

Veterinary Microbiology, Parasitology and Infectious Diseases

Infectious Diseases

Malalties emergents

Parasitologia

Virologia veterinĂ ria

Llibres electrònics

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Sommario/riassunto

This book discusses the prominence and implication of the viral diseases that are a major threat to animals around the globe. A number of these diseases have also shown links with human populations, which has implications for public health. This book offers detailed and up-to-date information on viral diseases in livestock and poultry that were and/or are still a problem. Including cutting-edge developments, it also highlights several landmark contributions in the field of virology from India. Additionally, the book features tables and figures showing important clinical data and recommendations, with references for further information. It also explores the economic impact of viral diseases for farmers and the livestock industry, providing several examples. Further, it presents the latest information on viral diseases



in global context, with a focus on state-of-art, molecular tools for the development of diagnostics, prophylactics and therapeutics. Lastly, the book also describes the challenges posed by the emerging and transboundary viral infections and our preparedness to counter them.